Location. 35° 4.322′ N, 85° 14.319′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker can be reached from North Crest Road north of Lightfoot Mill Road. Touch for map. This historic marker is located in the Sherman Reservation, up on the hill called the "Sherman Heights," due north of the Iowa monument, up over the crest of the hill and is the second of three Illinois monuments that are located partially down the backside of the slope. According to the location information provided by the National Park Service, “Monument is located on Missionary Ridge at the Sherman Reservation/1935 Map 52-34". Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America.

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By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

2. 127th Illinois Marker

View of the back side of the historic marker, showing the location of the missing metal plaque in the middle of the marker.

More about this marker. Because of its location in the Sherman Reservation it cannot be reached by car and can only be reached by foot. I would suggest parking your car in the provided parking area on Lightfoot Mill Road and then walking north on North Crest Road. You will reach a spot on this road where there is a locked gate barring further vehicle traffic on the road, but not foot traffic. Continue to walk all the way to the end of North Crest Road. Once there you will see a pathway that goes from the end of the road to the center of the gorge that separates "Tunnel Hill" to your south and "Sherman Heights" to your north. This historic marker is to the north on "Sherman Heights."

According to the description information provided by the

By Dale K. Benington, July 17, 2012

3. 127th Illinois Marker

View of the southeast corner of the historic marker looking north, towards the next Illinois Monument, down the backside of the slope.

National Park Service, the monument is, “7'6" x 4'4" x 4'6" high rock-faced granite monument consisting of rectangular block with an inscribed polished front on rectangular base. The tops of both pieces are beveled. Marks unit's participation in Battle of Missionary Ridge. ”

Regarding 127th Illinois Infantry. According to the National Park Service the removed interpretive plaque refers to Lieutenant Colonel Frank S. Curtiss.

View of the historic marker, looking south, up the back slope of "Sherman Heights," in the direction of an additional Illinois regimental marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 26, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 26, 2012, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.